IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria 2018 after CAT

IIM Ahmedabad is one of the top b-schools in India and follows its own distinct selection criteria after CAT result is announced.

The selection is done in three phases and various parameters are considered before declaring the final merit list of selected students.

One of the biggest confusion after appearing for B-school entrance exams is the evaluation procedure. There is a void in information and the candidates are not aware of the parameters basis which their performance is judged and get calls from colleges. The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) being some of the most desirable b-schools follow a very structured selection criteria.

The most frequently asked questions by B-school aspirants is, ‘What after the score of the exam is declared?’ Since different colleges accept scores different entrance exams, the selection criteria 2018 is also different for every college. Same goes for IIM Ahmedabad. Being the top business school in the country, IIM Ahmedabad receives thousands of applications every year.

IIM Ahmedabad is one of the best and oldest Indian Institutes of Management in the country. Students seeking admission in masters of business administration apply for IIM Ahmedabad through CAT. Like all other Indian Institutes of Management, IIM-A will follow selection criterion 2018 to shortlist students for group discussions, writing ability tests and personal interviews.

In order to help you understand the evaluation criteria better, we have gathered the information regarding evaluation criteria of top B-schools in India.

IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria 2018:

IIM Ahmedabad has a three-step evaluation process to shortlist students that include:

1. Preliminary screening for IIM Ahmedabad 2018

Preliminary screening is done on the basis of Application Rating (AR) and CAT score secured by the candidate. The candidate has to clear defined overall cutoff as well as sectional cutoffs in order to qualify the first stage. The minimum cutoff requirements for IIM Ahmedabad are as follows:

Category

Verbal & Reading Comprehension

Percentile Rank (PVRC)

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Percentile Rank (PDILR)

Quantitative Aptitude Percentile Rank (PQA)

Overall Percentile Rank (PT)

General

70

70

70

80

Non-OBC-cum-transgender

65

65

65

75

SC

60

60

60

70

ST

50

50

50

60

Differently Abled

60

60

60

70

AR evaluated on the basis of your throughout the academic performance and marks scored in class 10 board exams, class 12 board exams as well as graduation. AR is computed on the basis of the following tables:

2. Screening for AWT and PI at IIM Ahmedabad Admissions 2018:

The second screening is done in two stages

Stage 1: Candidates who have performed very well are shortlisted in this process. This is done by either selecting top 100 performers or by selecting 1% out of all the applicants of IIM Ahmedabad from all categories. These candidates appear for AWT and PI on the basis on their composite scores (CS) which is calculated as follows:

C3: Percentage of Marks obtained in Bachelor’s Exam >= Minimum cut-off percentage set by the institute on the basis of the candidates in the ACRC pool among those who have applied for IIM Ahmedabad. This is evaluated on the basis of AC (check above tables for reference).

C6: Percentage of Marks obtained in Bachelor’s Exam >= Minimum cut-off percentage set by the institute based on the candidates belonging to AC-1 to AC-6.

Stage 2: this is the category-wise selection of candidates. Once the students from all categories (General, NC-OBC, SC, ST, DA) have been evaluated basis stage 1, additional candidates are shortlisted for AWT & PI following a procedure similar to the process of stage 1. Only criteria C1 and C2 are followed at this stage.

3. IIM Ahmedabad Final Selection 2018

Finally, the ranks of students in each category are separately evaluated on the basis of their final composite scores (FCS). For this, the normalized PI and AWT scores of candidates will be calculated by dividing the actual scores with top 1% scores in PI and AWT respectively.